Rutgers starts spring practice for first time as member of Big Ten

6:18 PM,
Mar. 23, 2014

Rutgers begins its first spring practice as a member of the Big Ten this week.

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Ryan Dunleavy
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Come Tuesday, a Big Ten football team will be practicing in Piscataway.

Sure, the conference logo already is painted on the field at High Point Solutions Stadium and Rutgers football coach Kyle Flood already made his Big Ten Network debut, but neither of those milestones is as significant as opening spring practice in preparation of a schedule that includes every Big Ten champion since 2005.

"From the moment our bowl game ended, we've been operating as if we're in the Big Ten and that's kind of where our focus is," coach Kyle Flood said last month. "It certainly will be exciting to have some ...